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Part One - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2015

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Social Theory in Archaeology and Ancient History
The Present and Future of Counternarratives
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Geoff Emberling, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: Social Theory in Archaeology and Ancient History
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  • Edited by Geoff Emberling, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book: Social Theory in Archaeology and Ancient History
  • Online publication: 05 November 2015
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